If no regular government was formed, the caretaker cabinet would propose implementing this year's budget after January 1, Finance Minister Rositsa Velkova has told the parliament. The caretaker cabinet has no power to make policies and will keep the existing ones. The surplus in the treasury is below 500 million euros. This is not optimistic because the biggest costs are still ahead, Velkova said.
The fiscal reserve as of September 30 is over 6 billion euros, but without new loans by the end of 2022 it will fall below 2.6 billion euros, which is close to the minimum allowed.
In Bulgaria a working person needs at least 660 euros a month, while for a three-member family of two adults and a child, the sum reaches 1186 euros. The living costs have increased by 20% for a year, CITUB, which is the largest trade union in Bulgaria, reported.
A forum entitled "Career and Life - Why in Bulgaria?", organized by the Bulgaria Wants You platform, was held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on October 20. The event, which took place for the second time, attracted significant..
International rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term foreign and local currency credit rating at BBB with a positive outlook, the Finance Ministry said. The positive outlook reflects the country's prospects for eurozone..
In 2023, Bulgaria's GDP growth was 1.9% higher in real terms compared to 2022. This is 0.1 percent more than the initially announced growth of 1.8%, the National Statistical Institute has reported. The chairman of the institute,..
The final price at which Bulgargaz will sell natural gas in December to end suppliers and to persons with a license for the production and transmission..
Urgent reform of Bulgaria's planning districts is needed, local authorities insist.The current regionalization shows increasing economic imbalances in..
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